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Durham County will reappraise all real property as required by NCGS 105-286 effective January 1, 2025.  Written notice of the 2025 Appraised Value will be mailed to all property owners around the (end of February or first of March).  The tax office will issue a press release alerting property owners of the exact mailing date. 

 The appraised value will be our opinion of the full market value of your property as of January 1, 2025, and will be based on our review of recent market information for the entire county. 

 If you have questions, or disagree with the appraised value of your property, we ask you follow the instructions outlined on the Notice of Value Change.

 Out staff is committed to assist property owners to:

  • Ensure fairness
  • Maintain equity
  • Respectfully conduct appeals
  • Remain transparent throughout the process

 

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The Tax Department is responsible for:

• Listing real and personal property
• Assessing real and personal property
• Maintenance of property maps
• Property ownership changes
• Collection of current and delinquent taxes
• Room occupancy taxes
• Fees associated with solid waste
• Fees associated with county owned parking facilities
• Issuing Beer and Wine License

Important Dates

    On or before today, Department of Revenue must notify county assessor of adjusted amount of income eligibility for the exclusions for the 2019–20 tax year. G.S. 105-277.1(a2).

    • Date: 07/01/2018  (all day)

    On or before today, Department of Revenue must notify county assessor of adjusted amount of income eligibility for the elderly and disabled homestead exclusion and the circuit breaker exclusion for the 2019–20 tax year. G.S. 105-277.1(a2).

    § 105-277.1.  Elderly or disabled property tax homestead exclusion.

    (a)        Exclusion. - A permanent residence owned and occupied by a qualifying owner is designated a special class of property under Article V, Sec. 2(2) of the North Carolina Constitution and is taxable in accordance with this section. The amount of the appraised value of the residence equal to the exclusion amount is excluded from taxation. The exclusion amount is the greater of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) or fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value of the residence. An owner who receives an exclusion under this section may not receive other property tax relief.

    A qualifying owner is an owner who meets all of the following requirements as of January 1 preceding the taxable year for which the benefit is claimed:

    (1)        Is at least 65 years of age or totally and permanently disabled.

    (2)        Has an income for the preceding calendar year of not more than the income eligibility limit.

    (3)        Is a North Carolina resident.

    (a1)      Temporary Absence. - An otherwise qualifying owner does not lose the benefit of this exclusion because of a temporary absence from his or her permanent residence for reasons of health, or because of an extended absence while confined to a rest home or nursing home, so long as the residence is unoccupied or occupied by the owner's spouse or other dependent.

    (a2)      Income Eligibility Limit. - For the taxable year beginning on July 1, 2008, the income eligibility limit is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). For taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2009, the income eligibility limit is the amount for the preceding year, adjusted by the same percentage of this amount as the percentage of any cost-of-living adjustment made to the benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act for the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100.00). On or before July 1 of each year, the Department of Revenue must determine the income eligibility amount to be in effect for the taxable year beginning the following July 1 and must notify the assessor of each county of the amount to be in effect for that taxable year.

     
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